On Father's Day, the kids were sassy and rude, and I lost all my shits. It was not my proudest parenting hour. But then, I apologized and explained why I had overreacted to the kids, and we hugged and made up. While I would love to be the "perfect mom," my kids are entitled to my mistakes. If they think I am a superwoman who never makes mistakes, then they will beat themselves up when they invariably make mistakes. Life is messy, and mistakes are part of the journey. So rather than beat myself up for losing all my shits, I'm giving myself a trophy for apologizing to the kids. (Not an actual trophy, but that would be cool if they did give out motherhood trophies for that sort of thing.)

Be sure to get your copy of my first novel, Confessions of an Imposter Room Mom. It's the perfect beach read. Or park read. Or waiting for the kids to finish soccer practice read! 

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